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Using Nanopore sequencing to identify bacterial infection in joint replacements: A Preliminary study (2024)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, H., McDonald, J., McCarthy, H., Perry, J., Wright, K., Hulme, C., & Cool, P. (in press). Using Nanopore sequencing to identify bacterial infection in joint replacements: A Preliminary study. Briefings in Functional Genomics, Article elae008. https://doi.org/10.1093/bfgp/elae008

This project investigates if third-generation genomic sequencing can be used to identify the species of bacteria causing prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) at the time of revision surgery. Samples of prosthetic fluid were taken during revision surger... Read More about Using Nanopore sequencing to identify bacterial infection in joint replacements: A Preliminary study.

Genomic Sequencing to Diagnose Prosthetic Joint Infection in the Knee: A Case Report (2023)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, H., McCarthy, H. S., Perry, J., Smith, T., Wright, K., & Cool, P. (2023). Genomic Sequencing to Diagnose Prosthetic Joint Infection in the Knee: A Case Report. Cureus, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38788

There is currently no "gold-standard" method to diagnose prosthetic joint infections (PJI), and the current practice of using microbiological cultures has many limitations. The identification of the bacterial species causing the infection is crucial... Read More about Genomic Sequencing to Diagnose Prosthetic Joint Infection in the Knee: A Case Report.

A comprehensive proteomic and bioinformatics analysis of human spinal cord injury plasma identifies proteins associated with the complement cascade and liver function as potential prognostic indicators of neurological outcome (2022)
Journal Article
Harrington, G. M. B., Cool, P., Hulme, C., Osman, A., Chowdhury, J. R., Kumar, N., …Wright, K. (2022). A comprehensive proteomic and bioinformatics analysis of human spinal cord injury plasma identifies proteins associated with the complement cascade and liver function as potential prognostic indicators of neurological outcome. arXiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.12.499696

1Abstract1.1IntroductionSpinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a major cause of disability, with complications post-injury often leading to life-long health issues with need of extensive treatment. Neurological outcome post-SCI can be variable and difficult to... Read More about A comprehensive proteomic and bioinformatics analysis of human spinal cord injury plasma identifies proteins associated with the complement cascade and liver function as potential prognostic indicators of neurological outcome.

Routinely Measured Hematological Markers Can Help to Predict American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale Scores after Spinal Cord Injury (2020)
Journal Article
Harrington, G. M. B., Cool, P., Hulme, C., Osman, A., Roy Chowdhury, J., Kumar, N., …Wright, K. (2020). Routinely Measured Hematological Markers Can Help to Predict American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale Scores after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 38(3), https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2020.7144

Neurological outcomes following spinal cord injury (SCI) are currently difficult to predict. Whilst the initial American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) grade can give an estimate of outcome, the high remaining degree of uncer... Read More about Routinely Measured Hematological Markers Can Help to Predict American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale Scores after Spinal Cord Injury.

Prediction of pathological fracture in patients with metastatic disease of the lower limb (2019)
Journal Article
Cool. (in press). Prediction of pathological fracture in patients with metastatic disease of the lower limb. Scientific reports, 9, Article 14133. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50636-9

The aim of this study was to investigate if the risk of pathological fracture can be predicted with the proportion of body weight that can be put through the affected leg in patients with metastatic bone disease of the lower limb. A prospective obser... Read More about Prediction of pathological fracture in patients with metastatic disease of the lower limb.